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2012 Season - Gibbs, Watson, Ledezma All-CCIW

Senior center fielder Jillian Gibbs was named to the CCIW all-conference first team Monday.

NAPERVILLE, Ill. - Augustana senior center fielder Jillian Gibbs (Rock Island HS, Rock Island, Ill.) has been named to the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin all-conference softball first team for 2012. Sophomores Krista Watson (Coal City HS, Coal City, Ill.) and Courtney Ledezma (United Township HS, East Moline, Ill.) were named to the second team.

Gibbs hit .313 with six home runs and 17 RBI this season. She led the Vikings in homers, tied for the team lead with four steals (without being caught) and was second in slugging with a .542 mark. In CCIW play, she finished third in the league in slugging percentage (.698), tied for third in homers (four) and fourth in total bases (30).

Watson, a shortstop, led Augustana with a .380 batting average as well as a .570 slugging percentage and .429 on-base percentage. She also led the club with 25 runs scored, 46 hits, 18 doubles and 69 total bases and tied for second with 22 RBI. She ranked 10th in the CCIW with a .356 batting average and tied for third with five doubles in league play.

Ledezma, a first baseman and pitcher, was the Vikings' RBI leader this year with 26. She hit .344 with two home runs and a team-leading four triples. In the circle, she went 8-6 with a 2.98 ERA and struck out 66 in 91 2/3 innings.